Speise

See also: speise and spéise

German

Alternative forms

Speis'
Speis

Etymology

From Old High German spīsa, compare Spesen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃpaɪ̯zə/
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Rhymes: -aɪ̯zə

Noun

Speise f (genitive Speise, plural Speisen)

meal, fare (food)
- 1907, Jakob Wassermann, Die Schwestern, S. Fischer Verlag, Berlin, page 24:
  Bald fing Philipp an, Trank und Speise von sich zu weisen,…
  Philipp soon started refusing drink and food,…

Declension

Declension of Speise

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Speise	die	Speisen
genitive	einer	der	Speise	der	Speisen
dative	einer	der	Speise	den	Speisen
accusative	eine	die	Speise	die	Speisen

Related terms

See also

Essen

Further reading

Speise in Duden online

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